ALC MARKSMANSHIP ACCURACY
DEVELOPMENT DRY PRACTICE LIVE
PROGRESSION METRICS 2026
◉ Path that the bullet will take when it is fired from rifle
Answer: Trajectory
◉ Mechanically center front and rear sight post
Answer: Mechanical Zero
◉ The goal of the grouping exercise is for the shooter to fire tight
shot groups and consistently place those groups in the same location
Answer: Grouping
◉ winds that blow straight from the front and rear have no value
Answer: no wind value
◉ winds that blow from right to left or left to right has the most
effect on the bullet
Answer: full wind resistance
, ◉ blows at a 45 degree angle in any direction
Answer: half value wind
◉ A scope does not improve the shooter's fundamentals of
marksmanship.
A scope can help with...
Answer: Target ID, Reading wind and seeing wind indicators,
confirming reduction of target, Range estimation, Compensating for
wind.
◉ A scope does not reduce the importance of...
Answer: Sight alignment, trigger control, body position, follow
through, natural point of aim.
◉ the apparent movement or displacement of objects when viewed
from different perspectives. When parallax is adjusted properly, the
reticle and the target should not move independently.
Answer: Parallax in a rifle scope
◉ The purpose of a firing position is to support the two basic
fundamentals of marksmanship:
Answer: sight alinement and trigger control
DEVELOPMENT DRY PRACTICE LIVE
PROGRESSION METRICS 2026
◉ Path that the bullet will take when it is fired from rifle
Answer: Trajectory
◉ Mechanically center front and rear sight post
Answer: Mechanical Zero
◉ The goal of the grouping exercise is for the shooter to fire tight
shot groups and consistently place those groups in the same location
Answer: Grouping
◉ winds that blow straight from the front and rear have no value
Answer: no wind value
◉ winds that blow from right to left or left to right has the most
effect on the bullet
Answer: full wind resistance
, ◉ blows at a 45 degree angle in any direction
Answer: half value wind
◉ A scope does not improve the shooter's fundamentals of
marksmanship.
A scope can help with...
Answer: Target ID, Reading wind and seeing wind indicators,
confirming reduction of target, Range estimation, Compensating for
wind.
◉ A scope does not reduce the importance of...
Answer: Sight alignment, trigger control, body position, follow
through, natural point of aim.
◉ the apparent movement or displacement of objects when viewed
from different perspectives. When parallax is adjusted properly, the
reticle and the target should not move independently.
Answer: Parallax in a rifle scope
◉ The purpose of a firing position is to support the two basic
fundamentals of marksmanship:
Answer: sight alinement and trigger control
